I didn't expect this Ming governor to know so much about the situation in the West, and I didn't expect this Ming governor to say that he would change his face when he changed his face.

Now Alfonso's heart suddenly has no bottom, this Ming governor is so tough, but he can't be tough, because he has no confidence! He knew that it was impossible for his kingdom's fleet to come here to fight with the Ming fleet, ignoring the overseas interests of the Kingdom of Portugal.

But Alfonso couldn't give up on rescuing Raphael and them, although the interpreter had already said to send him off, and the person next to him also reached out and wanted to ask him out, but Alfonso didn't go out, but took a step forward.

Alfonso took a step forward, bowed and said, "Honorable Governor of the Ming Dynasty, you have misunderstood, I have no intention of threatening you!" It's because I'm so worried about my subordinates that I'm not speaking properly! Please believe that I only have admiration and awe for Daming! ”

Zhang Zhijie said lightly: "Oh? Is that so? ”

Alfonso smiled: "Of course, what I say is from the bottom of my heart! ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled: "That's good!" So, do you agree with the Governor leaving them in the Ming trial? ”

Alfonso listened and said earnestly: "Your Excellency the Governor, I deeply regret the harm they have caused to the Ming Dynasty! I apologize for their mistakes, but I hope to bring them home to stand trial, and Your Excellency the Governor has no need to worry about us shielding them! ”

"Our kings have always been just, and they will be punished for what they do! I can assure the Doge of this in my own character! Besides, the Governor raised them and wasted food in vain! ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled when he heard this: "Waste of food? Thankfully, they are now working on the docks and are able to support themselves! It's not a waste of food, and the Governor is ready to let them work for reform! ”

Alfonso thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Lord Governor, they have caused harm to the people of the Ming Empire, and I am willing to make amends!" I am willing to redeem them, and I hope that His Excellency the Governor will allow it. ”

Finally cut to the right point, Zhang Zhijie groaned: "You want to make amends? This is not impossible, this can alleviate their sins, and then hand them over to the Kingdom of Portugal to judge them, in this case, I can also have an explanation to the Ming Dynasty! ”

Alfonso finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, after all, the world is the supremacy of interests, as long as the interests are there, nothing can be solved.

Alfonso smiled and said, "Your Excellency the Governor is wise, this is the best result for the Ming Dynasty and our Kingdom of Portugal!" ”

Zhang Zhi nodded and said: "That's fine, it's just that their sins are very heavy!" ”

What a sin, just want to rip off the bamboo! Alfonso said in a deep voice: "I don't know how much ransom you think is appropriate?" ”

Zhang Zhijie thought about it and slowly stretched out eight fingers, Alfonso said, "Eighty thousand taels of silver?" Lord Governor, that's a bit much, isn't it? ”

Zhang Zhijie shook his head and said, "Eighty thousand taels? What does Governor Alfonso think? There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty, human life is a matter of heaven! One person is worth 10,000 taels of silver, isn't it? For the sake of Governor Alfonso coming from afar, it will be eight million taels! ”

After Zhang Zhijie finished speaking, Alfonso was directly stunned as if he had heard it wrong, and only after a while did he ask the translator: "Did you translate it wrong?" ”

The translator was also stunned, recalled it carefully, and then said in Portuguese: "No, there is no translation error, it is eight million taels!" ”

Alfonso looked at Zhang Zhijie in disbelief and said, "Your Excellency, are you joking?" Eight million taels? ”

Zhang Zhijie looked at it in confusion: "What? Each of them is not worth ten thousand taels of silver? ”

Alfonso said helplessly: "Your Excellency, it's not a question of whether it's worth it or not, it's impossible for me to come up with so much silver?!" That's silver, not sand! ”

Zhang Zhijie was a little embarrassed: "But you must know that their sins are very serious!" And how much silver can you, the governor, come up with? ”

Alfonso almost vomited blood when he heard this, no matter how serious his sin was, it was impossible to ask for eight million taels of silver! Who can take eight million taels of silver? Alfonso took a long breath and said, "Lord Governor, one hundred thousand taels!" I can only come up with 100,000 taels! ”

Zhang Zhijie was displeased when he heard this: "One hundred thousand taels? Governor Alfonso, you're so insincere, aren't you? How can I account to my suffering people? You don't make me feel the slightest respect! ”

Alfonso smiled bitterly: "My lord, 100,000 taels of silver is already a lot, and this is also the limit of what I can bear!" My lord, you are talking about millions of taels of silver, which is simply impossible! Even if you sell me, I won't be able to get that much silver!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said with some regret: "It turns out that you, the governor, are so poor!" Then the governor will not embarrass you, and give you a very sincere price, 800,000 taels! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhijie's face was very solemn and said: "A head is counted as a thousand taels of silver, this is the bottom limit of this governor!" ”

Alfonso gritted his teeth and said, "Four hundred thousand taels, plus the captured warships!" ”

Zhang Zhijie shook his head and said: "The warship is the trophy of Bendu, don't think about this!" A thousand taels of silver for a person's head! No two prices! ”

Alfonso listened and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency the Governor, these warships belong to our Kingdom of Portugal, and since we have made up for the losses, then these warships should naturally be returned to us!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said lightly: "The warship is the spoils of this governor, and this is not in the negotiation!" Don't mention it again! Just talking about the captives! ”

Seeing that the Ming Governor said so categorically, Alfonso could only give up, because he himself felt that it was impossible to get the warship back from the Ming Governor! Because empathy, if it were him, he wouldn't have returned the warship!

Alfonso could only hold back his distress and give up, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, if there is no warship, it will only be 200,000 taels at most, and I won't be able to take it out at all!" ”

Zhang Zhijie was a little displeased and said: "Governor Alfonso, this is a little insincere, right? Ben Governor said 800,000 taels, and you cut off three-quarters of Ben Du at once?! Besides, you said 400,000 taels just now, and now you can only take out 200,000 taels in the blink of an eye? ”

Alfonso listened and said in a deep voice: "I can really only take out 200,000 taels, if the Governor can return the warship, I can apply to the kingdom for 200,000 taels, but now the Governor is unwilling to return the warship, the 200,000 taels can't be applied for at all!" ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled when he heard this: "If you really don't have any silver, you can use a warship to pay for it." ”

(End of chapter)